1
Volume 124 Issue 73
kansan.com
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
100
that men are more sexually driven than women, may be myths.
Research, more and more, debunks these widely held beliefs, said John Sakaluk, a social psychology graduate student from Ontario, Canada. A 2003 article in The Journal of Sex Research indicates men and women rate themselves as being less comfortable with "hooking up" than they thought their friends were.
Amanda Maes, a senior from Denver, is engaged to be married this June. She said she saw more people looking for someone to spend the night with rather than someone to spend a lifetime with.
The authors also found that both men and women overestimate how comfortable members of the opposite sex are with casual relationships.
"I'm not saying that every single college student is like this," Maes said. "But the majority
date. Even if men and women have inaccurate pictures of their peers' sex lives, Sakaluk said they are becoming more similar in their attitudes toward sex and relationships.
Madison, which found male and female graduate students now have fewer differences in how they view dating compared with graduate students in the 1960s.
He pointed to a 2005 study in the American Psychologist Journal by Janet Hyde, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-
A 2011 study
A 2014 study by Hyde suggests that social factors, not necessarily biological factors, are responsible for psychological gender differences.
"Both men and women believe that men should always be ready and interested in having sex. When they turn sex down in most circumstances, it can result in a lot of negative evaluations of
women share the terests, although society still tends to look down upon this, as it did in earlier decades.
JOHN SAKALUK Social psychology graduate student
that man, so I think men feel tremendous social pressure to behave sexually" he sa.d. "Alternatively, women are typically expected to not have a strong sexual interest, unless
they are in a romantic, emotionally involved relationship with someone. When women violate this expectation, they frequently
"Men and women are becoming increasingly similar in their sexual attitudes and behaviors," Sakaluk said. "And this likely has quite an effect on many different relationship types or phases, like dating."
Meanwhile, some students are uncomfortable with what's seen as more casual hooking up and breaking up. Stephanie Eleeson, a sophomore from Wichita, said she thought dating was more traditional when her parents were young.
"Now, the dating scene is much less serious, and casual dating is way more popular than serious relationships," she said.
Myth or reality, college remains a prime time for romance, whether it's for a night or a lifetime.
Edited by Sarah Champ
President Obama will visit watonie, south of Lawrence, today. He's scheduled to give a speech on the economy just after 1 p.m.
Osawatomie was the site of Teddy Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" speech, which heralded his progressive economic agenda.
On Monday, President Obama said Congress needs to extend a payroll tax cut, saying the economic recovery is "still fragile" and middle class families need the money.
Obama has been seeking an extension and expansion to the payroll tax cut that will expire at the end of the year. The White House says taxes on the average family would increase by $1,000 if the cuts are not extended.
The president is urging Republicans to "keep your word to the American people" on not raising taxes.
Some Republicans in Congress support the extension but the
Congress to without ext insurance
on how to
would be a "terrible mistake.'
Surging in polls, Newt Gingrich declared confidently Monday that he plans to run a general election campaign in all 50 states should he win the Republican presidential nomination. But he also found himself defending comments he had made about poor children — hinting at the potential troubles and new scrutiny he faces in the race.
The Osawatomie speech also comes as the Republican race for president heats up.
"I do not suggest children until about 14 or 15 years of age do heavy, dangerous janitorial work." Gingrich told reporters, seeking to explain previous remarks that rivals have used to criticize him. "On the other hand, there are a number of things done to clean buildings that are not heavy or dangerous."
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 9
CLASSIFIEDS 11
CROSSWORD 4
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 4
All contents, unless stated otherw.se. © 2011 The University Daily Kansan
Forecasts done by
University students. For
a more detailed forecast
see page 2A.
Pick up your game day poster inside for tonight's basketball game against Long Beach State at 8.
y
24.
I
.